Distributed Generation

This program applies to customers who want to sell electrical energy produced by solar, wind, or fuel cell technology to Marietta Power.

Safety, Power Quality & Interconnections Requirements

The customer is responsible for ensuring a safe and reliable interconnection with Marietta Power and all costs incurred. The following three documents must be completed in their entirety and approved before interconnection.

Application for interconnection of distributed generation facility

Interconnection agreement

Electrical power exchange agreement

Qualifications

The distributed generation facility must:

Be owned and operated by a customer of Marietta Power for production of electric energy

Be located on the customer's property

Be connected to and operate in parallel with Marietta Power's distribution facilities

Be intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer's generator's requirement for electricity

Have peak generating capacity of not more than 10 kW for residential applications and not more than 100 kW for commercial applications

Use solar photovoltaic system, fuel cell or wind generation.

Pricing

Marietta Power will pay $.032 per kWh for excess energy generated by the customer.